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Wow, nice example. I would just carefully clean it up. Don't even think about messing with the paint or chrome, it's has perfect patina as is. Can you tell me if the stem has numbers stamped on the under side of the extention?

I would think these are pieces that were "done in the day"? Which was pretty amateurish in a lot of cases as it was just done by guys racing their bikes, (not all of whom were great mechanics or machinists). Of course it makes no sense to do work like that now unless at a level respectful of...

They are not interchangeable. Record takes a 3/16 ball, GS is 5/32.

You can drill the threads out of the recessed nuts and use them as a bushing for the back of the fork crown and rear bridge. Then you can mount the standard nutted style to your frame. You might have to file the faces of the recessed nuts to flush them up with the crown and bridge.

This is the best repair. Actually much stronger than the original thread just cut in the alloy. Campagnolo should have made it with a steel thread insert in the first place. If you are in the States you can send it to me to be repaired. Probably not worth the postage costs though if you are in...

Gios produced/sold kids bikes, city bikes, low-end 10 speeds, etc. in the 70's. As well as the iconic Record and Super Record race frames.

The coffins are a nice gesture, but it might be better to just stop murdering the parts......

In the case of a part like an old style Record crank arm you may be improving the reliability of the part by careful de-burring, smoothing, and polishing. Some of those drive arms (especially from the "boom" years of the early 70's) can be full of sharp edges and stress risers, that could...